As the end of 2024 approaches, plenty of paint companies have already announced their 2025 Colors of the Year to give us a sneak peak of next year’s hottest trends. Paint color trends represent much more than just a shift from one color to another—they also reflect a way of life at a given time.
As we look forward to fresh and exciting color trends in 2025, take note of the paint color trends that won’t be carrying on into the new year. Gabriela Eisenhart, founder and principal designer at Silo Studios, shares her professional insight on the paint color trends she sees disappearing, and what they will be replaced with. She predicts rich hues, muted pops of color, and textured finishes will be big in the year to come, and shares what you should leave behind to keep your home on trend.
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As evidenced by the recent 2025 Color of the Year reveals, rich and saturated hues will be a big trend in the coming year. These deep hues will take over traditional all-white spaces, such as kitchens and bathrooms. “Over the past few years, all-white color palettes have faded, making way for earthy tones and richer hues, and I think this trend will keep going strong through 2025,” Eisenhart says. Whether it’s a captivating jewel tone or a deeply luxurious shade of brown, the coming year will embrace rich hues that produce environments which are equal parts bold and cozy.
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This past year saw a strong shift away from the cool grays that dominated homeowners’ paint color selections for over a decade and toward cozier, warmer neutrals. The color brown has become the new “it” neutra,l and Eisenhart predicts this trend will continue. “Neutrals will shift toward warm earth tones,” she says. Shades like chocolate brown, warm beige, and classic taupe can take on a surprisingly sophisticated look when used in a tonal color palette and layered with natural materials such as wood, leather, and stone.
Instead of bright pops of color, get ready for accent colors to come in gentler hues. “Pops of color will take on muted or dusty shades,” Eisenhart predicts. Muted colors offer contrast in a more delicate and approachable way, creating spaces that are familiar and comfortable. These subdued pops of color lend themselves well to earthy color palettes and spaces where you want to create a calm and serene ambience.
Paint trends aren’t just about color: A paint finish can make as much of a design statement as a color can. Rather than high-gloss surfaces adding a glamorous touch in 2025, Eisenhart shares a more earthy paint trend emerging. “For special finishes, matte and textured techniques, like limewash or plaster, will stay popular,” she says. The limewash paint trend gives walls a textured look and instantly infuses spaces with old-world charm. It creates a lived-in, ‘always been there’ atmosphere that moves away from generic, cookie-cutter spaces and celebrates environments with unique character.
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“2025 paint trends will focus on creating comfortable, approachable spaces that feel grounded and connected to nature,” Eisenhart says. This falls into the recent biophilic design trend which celebrates nature and brings the outdoors in, both through decorative elements and color. This doesn’t just mean bringing in shades of green—although greens hues such as olive are a big trend right now. It includes a move away from stark whites and towards gentler off-white shades, and a departure from cool grays and a plunge into the world of warm neutrals such as brown.
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